Whenever I read that there’s some advancement in animation, I’m ready to believe since we haven’t been let down so far. I can’t think of any unkept promises. In the case of “PAPERMAN,” it looks like such a lovely piece of work. Its secret? Well, you can thank director John Kahrs and his team at Walt Disney Animation Studios for coming up with, Meander, a program that seamlessly merges computer-generated and hand-drawn animation. “Paperman” will debut as the opening short with Walt Disney Animation Studios’s “WRECK-IT RALPH,” in theaters November 2, 2012. Here are some samples:

Here’s hoping for more similar work from Walt Disney Animation Studio. After the success of “THE ARTIST,” there’s no reason we can’t have more and more amazing combinations of old school and new school.